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[Dear Brothers here in we present the Second part of the article of Br. Kees Thönissen Ofm Cap., on Contemplation, He is a Franciscan Scholar from South Africa, who makes a fraternal call to return to Contemplation to renew our Capuchin Life. You would find the find the First Part in our Formation Office Blog: https://www.ofmcap.org/it/curia/nostri-blog/segretariato-generale-della-formazione We hope these articles and other ones found in our blog will inspire us to re-root ourselves.]

Francis was sure what prayer can do. He told a dejected brother to go and pray until his spirit and depression had changed. Francis was sure of an experiential impress that will alter one’s entire psycho-spiritual disposition in praying. He expected this to occur at a deep level. Are we convinced so as to be able to assure our postulants/novices that we expect them to blossom in ‘affective relationship’ with God as they keep praying during their coming years? (cf. PCOII4a,h).

It is a time of blessing and preparation for our 41 Capuchin Brothers, most of them formators and friars from Various parts of India who participate in this Formators Training and the ongoing formation course. It helps to update themselves in Franciscan Spirituality, Spiritual Discernment in Franciscan Perspective, Social Media, Human and Psychosexual affectivity and Spiritual Integration. Keep them in your prayers. You will find more about it in our Formation Office Blog in our Orders web: www.ofmcap.org/.

About 40 Capuchin friars who were participating in the ongoing formation program at the headquarters friary of Nirmala Matha Custody at Guwahati, Assam-Meghalaya, descended on the non-descript village of AMPHANGGRE on 10 December 2017 for the blessing of its newly built chapel and for the Holy Mass, giving a festive mood for the occasion. Obviously the villagers were overjoyed at the presence of a large number of Capuchins in their small hilly village. Children and elders alike heartily welcomed each one with a broad smile, warm hand shake, and the JISUNA RASONG (‘Praise be to Jesus Christ’) greeting on their lips, which are customary among Garo tribe in the north-eastern part of India.

“But we hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us”

In the above text, St. Paul uses the symbol of clay to explain the ordinariness of the carrier of the good news. Clay is made of dust. It is earthy or earthily. It is also fragile, brittle, feeble, easily broken or shattered, cracked or delicate.